SCIENCE ON STAGE EUROPE The European Science Teachers’ Network FROM TEACHERS FOR TEACHERS www.science-on-stage.eu tb Science on Stage Europe brings together science teachers from across Europe to exchange best practice and teaching ideas and concepts with passionate col- leagues from over 30 countries. Science on Stage Europe believes that the best way to improve science teaching and to encourage more schoolchildren to consider a career in science or engineering is to motivate and inform their teachers. The non-profit organisation was founded in 2000 and reaches 100,000 teachers Europe-wide. The countries involved are: ICELAND JOIN FINLAND US! NORWAY CANADA SWEDEN LATVIA DENMARK LITHUANIA UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND THE NETHERLANDS POLAND GERMANY BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC UKRAINE SLOVAKIA KAZAKHSTAN FRANCE AUSTRIA HUNGARY SWITZERLAND SLOVENIA ROMANIA SERBIA BULGARIA ITALY GEORGIA SPAIN ALBANIA PORTUGAL GREECE TURKEY CYPRUS Activities Science on Stage festival Every two years Science on Stage Europe orga nises Europe’s biggest science teaching festival. Teachers from all over Europe exchange their ideas, projects and methods at stands, in work shops and on stage. These ideas are after wards spread throughout Europe via follow-up activities: Teacher training International projects The Science on Stage countries Working groups of international teachers organise teacher training events develop materials for their colleagues in Eu- involving an international project rope. Science on Stage publishes these and a national festival project. concepts, which can be ordered or down- loaded for free. Travel scholarships Teachers from different countries who par- Teaching materials ticipated in the festival can meet again to Science on Stage publishes teaching mate- continue their work and to develop joint rials developed by teachers for teachers in projects. different languages and spreads them across Europe. Science on Stage festival 2022 The next European Science on Stage festival Festival venue will take place from 24—27 March 2022 in Clarion Congress Hotel Prague Prague, Czech Republic. Organizer: Elixír do škol At the largest European educational fair for In Corporation with: Science on Stage Czech STEM teachers around 450 primary and Republic and Science on Stage Europe secondary school teachers from over 30 Main Supporters: The Capital City of Prague, countries come together to exchange best Jablotron Foundation, Česká spořitelna practice teaching concepts. They present Foundation their most inno vative ideas from teachers for teachers in a fair, in workshops, and Under the patronage of: Mariya Gabriel, performances. Member of the European Commission High patronage: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports Czech Republic www.science-on-stage.eu Science on Stage inspires teachers, but how exactly do teachers profit from taking part? 80 % of participating 90 % of participating teachers have teachers have incorpo- incorporated ideas, rated ideas that were they had acquired 90% presented at Science 80% through Science on on Stage events into Stage events into their own lessons. teacher training in their home countries. Over 95 % of the 98 % of the partici- participants rate the pants established sustainability effect of international the festival as high; 98% contacts; over 60 % of 95% 73 % of them stated to them made at least apply also for the next four good contacts. festival. The participant survey took place before, during and eight months after the Science on Stage festival 2017. Evaluation study 2017 carried out by Dr. Tanja Tajmel and Dr. Ingo Salzmann, Concordia University Montréal. Supporters Science on Stage Europe is mainly supported by the federation of German employers’ associations in the metal and electrical engineering industries (GESAMTMETALL) with its initiative think ING. Main supporter: Science on Stage Europe e.V. Am Borsigturm 15 · 13507 Berlin · Germany Phone +49 30 400067-40 [email protected] www.science-on-stage.eu facebook.com/scienceonstageeurope twitter.com/ScienceOnStage Subscribe for our newsletter: www.science-on-stage.eu/newsletter.